H.M.S. Spenser (1917)
| H.M.S. Spenser (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.90 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John I. Thornycroft & Company[2] |
| Launched: | 22 Sep, 1917[3] |
| Handed over: | 29 Sep, 1936[4] |
H.M.S. Spenser was one of five flotilla leaders of the Shakespeare class.
Service
Spenser commissioned on 1 December, 1917,[5] becoming the flagship of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.[6]
She would remain there until March 1919, when she was placed in the retooled Second Destroyer Flotilla.[7]
In 1919, she was selected to receive one of the first five Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type As.[8]
The ship was re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 15 September, 1924. By March 1925 she was with Third Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean, bearing Captain (D) Charles G. Ramsey.[9]
On 6 June, 1925, she re-commissioned at Portsmouth.[10]
She paid off on 1 July 1928 to the Maintenance Reserve at Rosyth.[11]
In mid-June, 1936, she was one of five destroyers and leaders at Rosyth on the list for disposal.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Colin K. MacLean, 17 October, 1917[13][14] – 29 April, 1920[15] (and as Captain (D) of Tenth Destroyer Flotilla, later of Second Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Humphrey T. Walwyn, 29 April, 1920[16][17] – 9 May, 1922[18] (and as Captain (D) of Second Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Roger L'E. M. Rede, 9 May, 1922[19] – 1 November, 1923[20] (and as Captain (D) of Second Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Eric G. Robinson, 1 November, 1923[21] – November, 1924[22] (and as Captain (D) of Second Destroyer Flotilla)
- Captain Charles G. Ramsey, 15 January, 1925[23] – May, 1925[24] (and as Captain (D) of Third Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton, May, 1925[25]
- Captain Cyril St. C. Cameron, 1 February, 1926[26] – 12 April, 1926 (and as Captain (D), Portsmouth Reserve Flotilla)
- Captain Ernest W. Leir, 12 April, 1926[27][28] – c. early 1927[29] (and as Captain (D), Portsmouth Reserve Flotilla)
- Captain Leonard S. Holbrook, 18 October, 1927[30] – 16 December, 1927[31] (and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Nore)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 71.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 866.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1917). p. 13.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 11.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 118.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 276.
- ↑ "Ships for Disposal." The Times (London, England), 16 June 1936, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ MacLean Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 866.
- ↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
- ↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
- ↑ Rede Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/42. f. 42.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Robinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 281.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
- ↑ Dalrymple-Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/243. f. 601.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 271.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ Leir Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/21. f. 424.
- ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
- ↑ Holbrook Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 219.
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